In a post Monday about vetoes of bills issued that day by Gov. Chris Christie, we promised details from the governor’s veto statements when they became available. So here you are, with links to PDFs of the full veto messages …

Absolute veto, meaning it can become law through a two-thirds majority override vote in the Senate and Assembly.

Bill would have revised the options for publishing legal notices about real estate sales by tweaking the rules that apply if no daily newspapers are published and/or printed in a county.

Christie says the proposal should go further in changing how notices about real estate sales are published “to reflect changes in technology.”

“This bill does not appear to make any significant change to the current law to provide better public notification of real estate sales. I would welcome other legislation that provides better, more widespread, public notice of real estate sales.”

Task force would have studied, evaluate and develop recommendations concerning the transfer of juveniles from the juvenile justice system to the adult criminal justice system.

Christie said that task was assigned to the Prisoner Reentry Commission created in legislation passed near the end of Gov. Jon Corzine’s term.

“I know of no reason why the ‘Prisoner Reentry Commission’ should not be able to satisfy its responsibilities with regard to juvenile waiver. This State’s present fiscal condition requires us to be good stewards of our limited resources. The duplicative effort created by this bill is neither efficient nor consistent with my commitment to streamlined, effective government.

A2850/S1929[3]: Authorizes State Treasurer to sell as surplus certain land and improvements thereon now part of East Jersey Prison to Woodbridge Township in Middlesex County.

Absolute veto.

Authorizes the sale to Woodbridge of 15.5 acres of land and improvements now part of East Jersey Prison that have been declared as surplus to the needs of the state.

Woodbridge plans to buy the property for nominal value to build housing for individuals with special needs to meet part of its obligations under the Fair Housing Act.

Christie used the veto to “implore the Assembly” to return to the Council on Affordable Housing changes approved by the Senate, which he says would “end the nightmare” COAH has created.

“No matter how laudable the sponsors’ goal, I will not approve legislation that will dispose of valuable State assets for the purposes of complying with a broken, outdated and unworkable affordable housing scheme.”

“I am advised by the New Jersey Department of Human Services that the Governor’s Task Force on Mental Health (created in 2004) conducted a thorough examination of New Jersey’s mental health system and the task force established under this bill would largely duplicate that effort. Consequently, I believe the purpose of the task force should be narrowly tailored to focus solely on a plan prepared by the Department of Human Services to close Senator Garrett W. Hagedorn Psychiatric Hospital.”

A2911/S2070[5]: Requires transfer of municipal free library surplus amounts above 20% to municipality for its general purposes, which may include property tax relief.

Conditional veto.

Current law allows libraries to transfer surpluses to local municipalities, but this would have mandated it.

In an Office of Legislatives Services survey, 79 of 240 municipal libraries would have been affected in 2009, transferring nearly $33 million from libraries to local governments.

Christie said he agrees with the concept but that the bill ought to maintain minimum standards for libraries and require that any funds transferred go to property tax relief, not increased spending.

“In this current fiscal and economic climate, no government entity should be sitting on an excess surplus — the proverbial rainy day has arrived. I am concerned, however, that the approach embraced by this bill fails to preserve the component of current law that ensures maintenance of quality standards. These minimum standards ensure that municipalities do not neglect their libraries and allow them to fall into disrepair or disuse.”

Christie also formally issued a conditional veto of A2768[6] to use it to make financial disclosure reports for executive and legislative branch members more detailed, as he announced one week earlier.